L’Air on March 12, hosted by young DC-area professionals, benefits chronically ill children at natio

L’Air on March 12, hosted by young DC-area professionals, benefits chronically ill children at natio

OCTOBER 24, 2011

DENVER —

Justin Magazine and Alexandra Gardner Co-Chair the event

WHAT: L’Air, an event of the DC Air Society

Evening event benefiting chronically ill students who attend kindergarten through eighth grade at Kunsberg School on the campus of National Jewish Health. Children at the school receive education, support and treatment for asthma, allergies, cystic fibrosis and other respiratory, immune, cardiac and related disorders.

HOW: Tickets for L’Air are $85 per person and include hors d’oeuvres, open bar, and DJ. A limited number of sponsorships are available beginning at $500 per couple. For tickets or sponsorship opportunities visit www.dcairsociety.org or call 800.743.3551.

WHY:National Jewish Health is known worldwide for treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders, and for groundbreaking medical research. Founded in 1899 as a nonprofit hospital, National Jewish Health remains the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to these disorders. Since 1998, U.S. News & World Report has ranked National Jewish Health the #1 respiratory hospital in the nation

Kunsberg School is a unique, free day school for kindergarten through eighth-grade students whose chronic illnesses may prohibit their attendance in a normal public school. Students receive individual and structured education programs to assist them in achieving academic and physical excellence, and prepare them to become independent, self reliant and responsible. From three nurses, 90 students in the school learn specific medical self-care practices, enabling them to monitor and manage their illnesses and to go on to lead productive, meaningful and active lives.

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We have many faculty members, from bench scientists to clinicians, who can speak on almost any aspect of respiratory, immune, cardiac and gastrointestinal disease as well as lung cancer and basic immunology.